CES Trends: Net-Connected TVs and Home 3-D

Judging from a bunch of news stories that appeared this morning, two big trends for this year's Consumer Electronics Show are TVs that have a built-in Internet connection for downloading or streaming video (these have been present at CES for several years.... but consumers may soon actually start to purchase them) and 3-D content in the living room.

The trend toward Internet-connected TVs seems to favor Netflix, which has been making deals with several TV manufacturers; it also has the potential to slow sales of Blu-ray DVDs.

Some links:

- LG Adds a Direct Internet Link to a Line of HDTVs

- Blu-ray's Fuzzy Future (What will digitally-delivered content to do Blu-ray disc sales?)

- Internet-Ready TVs Usher Web Into Living Room

- Animators Envision 3-D TV at Home

- Taking 3-D to a New Dimension: The Home